Facing apparatus



July 23, 1929- -J. F. BURKHOLDER FAC I NG,.- APFARATUS Filed July 16, 1928 abren/wg Patented July 23, 1929.

Urrea einen RACING APPARATUS.

Application inea July 1e,

This invention relates to improvements in facing apparatus, that is, to a means for placing within a barrel the facing fruit, such as applies, one object of the invention being the provision of a device of this Acharacter in which the apples are so positioned as to readily fill the head of the barrel when the barrel is inverted and placed thereon so that when either head is removed, the show apples are in proper relation.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a device of this character' in which the tray which carries the apples is so positioned, ,shaped and supported as to permit the easy placing of the apples thereon,

and which requires a slight compression of the open end of the barrel when positioning the same over the tray and apples before the linal inversion and the placing of the apples upon the bottom head of the barrel.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangements of parts and in the detailsof construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of the claim, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view, on a small scale, showing the method of placing the barrel over the tray with the stand in its normal position; y

Figure 2 is a sectional view through the tray and barrel and its support showing the apples in the position they assume when the barrel is entirely inverted;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the apparatus per sc; and l Figure l is a top plan view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the hoop support for the present device, there being provided two subst-antially U-shaped members 6' and 7 which are terminally connected at 8 and 9, respectively, to the hoop so as to provide a relatively rigid stand which is connected and properly braced inter mediate of the by er reds l@ and lili 1928. Serial N'O. 293,092.

Upon the external face of the respective members G and 7 adjacent the braces 10 and 11 are the barrel rim engaging varms 12, there being four here illustrated, and the purpose of which will presently appear. i

The tray 13 is attached by means of screws or bolts 16 to the connection portions of the supports (S and 7 so as to be properly sup ported in a horizontal position and so as to form a receptacle with the relatively short riin 14 slightly vflared outwardly andv of slightly greater diameter than the normal diameter of the open end adjacent the rim R of the barrel B. The apples A are positioned upon the tray 13 when the same is in the position as shown in Figure 3, and when properly placed, the operator takes the barrel B and places the rim R in engagement with two, of the arms 12 and with the other hand bears. downwardly upon the opposite side of the rim so as to slightly elongate the open end so that the rim'14 of the tray 13 with the apples can pass therewithin and assume. the position as shown in Figure 2.

It has been found that by this vconstruetion and arrangement the apples will assume the natural position adjacent the head 15 of the barrel and not become loose, as is the general practice, Whenthe tray and its rim are of lesser' diameter than the open end ofA 'the barrel, it being essential that the traybe of such a size as to render it necessary to flex vor elongate the rim 7 in placing the barrel over the tray and frame.

I claim An apparatus of the character described, including a supporting member, a plurality of substantially U-shaped leg forming members attached thereto, a tray connected to said U-shaped members and supported by the same, and a plurality of barrel rim engaging arms carried by the lJ-shaped members and projecting outwardly therefrom, said arms being adjacent the tray, said tray being provided with a short outwardly flared rim, the outer periphery .of which is of slightly greater diameter than the normal opening of the barrel.

In testimony whereof l( have hereunto set bandi N 

